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forskolin

forskolin noun: a labdane diterpene produced by the plant Plectranthus barbatus or Coleus barbatus var. barbatus (syn. Coleus forskohlii), commonly used in the study and research of cell physiology.

forskolin: a labdane diterpene produced by the plant Plectranthus barbatus or Coleus barbatus var. barbatus...
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Noun

forskolin (plural forskolins)

  1. A labdane diterpene produced by the plant Plectranthus barbatus or Coleus barbatus var. barbatus (syn. Coleus forskohlii), commonly used in the study and research of cell physiology.

Forms of forskolin

pluralforskolins

Origin of forskolin

From an obsolete name, Plectranthus forskolaei, for the plant Coleus barbatus. That name is from the name of the Swedish explorer Peter Forsskål.

Questions about forskolin

What does forskolin mean?
Forskolin means a labdane diterpene produced by the plant Plectranthus barbatus or Coleus barbatus var. barbatus (syn. Coleus forskohlii), commonly used in the study and research of cell physiology.
What part of speech is forskolin?
Forskolin is a noun.
What is the plural of forskolin?
The plural of forskolin is forskolins.

Words near forskolin in the dictionary

  1. forshutting
  2. Forsinard
  3. forsing
  4. forskaliid
  5. forskaliids
  6. forskolin
  7. forskolins
  8. forslack
  9. forslacked
  10. forslacking
  11. forslacks

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